Binder.



J. D. STOW,

BINDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.13, 1909.

929,893. Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

WITNESSES IN V E N TOR.

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h i ii WU TY w i "m min JAMES D. STOW, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS,ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ROLLIN THOMPSON, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

BENDEE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 13, 1909.

Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

Serial No. 72,020.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, James D. Srow, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, res ding at Springfield, in the county of T pden and State ofiassachusetts, have 'ini ented a new and useful Binder, of which the:iollowing is a specification.

inve tion relates to improvements in machines for holding and pressingtogether bar el heads while they are being bound into dles to preparethem for shipment, and consists of twin stacking-platforms and pressesarranged to rotate around an intermediate axis, as hereinafter morefully set forth.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple but etlicient machinefor binding barrel heads wnich greatly facilitates and expedites theoperation, as will clearly appear from the following description. Thismachine lies provision for two operators to work together in thebundling operation, one binding while the other is stacking. 1 attainthis object by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawing, whichis a perspective VlQW of a complete machine embodying a practical termof my invention.

From this drawing itwill be observed that, in its al aspect, the machinecomprises a bi-seetion frame revolubly mounted at its vertical centerand supported at its ends by anti-friction members, and equipped withtwo overhead presses and with vertical backing members for the barrelheads, said backing members being constructed or arranged in segmentalform, in cross-section, and opening in opposite directions.

Specifically the illustrated machine consists of a strong frame made upof top and bottom beams 1 and 2, respectively, and end pieces 33 whichextend below said bottom beam; a vertical center piece 1: which extendsboth above said top beam and below said bottom beam, has center pins 55at the upper and lower ends, and divides said frame into two parts orsections; floor pieces G-6, for such sections, which are fastened on topof the beam 2; horizontal supports 7-7 which extend between said endpieces 3 and said center piece 1- and are offset laterally from eachother; two sets of vertical rods 8 arranged in segmental order andextending from the floor pieces 6 below to the supports 7 above, and twopress screws 9 with their heads 10 and the hangers 11 for such screws.

Casters 12-12 are attached to the pieces 3 to support or assist in supporting the frame and the other parts and members at these reme pointson the iioor. The floor pieces a constitute stackingplatiorms for thebarrel heads. The area of each support 7 is equal to about onehalf thatof? either stacicing-platform 6, and the two supports are locateddirectly over the two staciting-platforms, but said su ports coveropposite halves or sections or said platforms, as shown.

The rods 8 in each set connect one of the supports 7 with the platform 3below, and they are arranged intervals in the form of an arc of a circlewhich has the axis of the associated screw 9 if r a center. These twosets of rods 8 constitute backings for the barrel heads, which backingsopen from opposite directions, already intimated, and open on thelongitudinal, central, vertical plane of the machine in this case. Fromthis it will be understood why the aorts 7 are oil-set as they are,instead of bei placed end to end and in line. Each support 7 has asegmental c t 1.3 in its inner edge to accommodate th adjacent screwhead 10 and the spokes or radial arms 1st by means of which said head isrotated.

11 e hang rs 11 are secured to the underside oi the top beam 1. Thescrews 9 are tapped into the hangers 11 in the usual manner. is notedabove in somewhat different terms, the vertical center of each segmentalbacking made of the rods 8 coincides with th axis of the correspondingpress screw.

in the present instance, the shank of each caster 12 is attached to itsend piece 3 by means of a holder 15 fastened on the outside of such endpiece at the base. The casters 12 may be critted in some cases, or otheranti-friction devices may be substituted.

The base of the center piece 1 is mounted on a floor block 16 into whichthe bottom pin 5 extends, a washer 17 being interposed between said baseand block, and the upper pin 5 is received in a joist or fixed beam 18above the machine.

It will now be seen that, with the pins 5 journaled as. above stated forpivotal points, the entire machine can be revolved freely in eitherdirection about the axis formed by said pins, the block 18 and washer 17and the casters 12 serving as the floor supports for said machine, andthe beam 18 maintaining the machine in an upright position at all times.

Barrel heads are cut in a machine especially designed for that purpose,each head generally consisting of three pieces, and in practice theheads as fast they are out are stacked by an operator on onestackingplatform 6 against the backing which rises from that platformand which must, of course, open toward said operator. This stacking goeson until the pile of heads approaches the screw head 10 above when theoperator grasps the arm 14: of said head and rotates the associatedscrew in the right direction to compress said pile tightly between theaforesaid stacking-platform and said head. Then the machine is turnedhalf way around on its axis to present the other stacking-platform 6 tothe first operator who i.m mediately commences the formation of a newpile, and to bring the pile now under con pression in front of a secondope 'ator who binds the heads thereon together in the usual manner,loosens the screw which confines said pile, and removes the bundle thusproduced. One operation takes about as long as the other, so that by thetime the second operator has removed the bundle of heads from hissection of the machine the first operator has a new pile undercompression in his sec tion and the machine can be given another halfturn to carry the lastpile to the second operator and bring the emptysection before the first operator. In this way the work is carried onmuch more expeditiously than was possible with the old style of binderwhich necessitated stopping the head-cutting machine, or header as it isknown, while the operator bound together the stack or pile of heads. Nowthe header can run continually. Mention may be made, in passing, of thefact that, since barrel heads consist of several pieces, it is necessaryto keep the parts of each head together, and to bundle the heads withcare. With my binder there is no trouble in doing these things.

Any kind of a press which is suitable for the purposes of this inventionmay be employed.

Various changes, in addition to those specifically noted, may be made inthe binder without departing from the nature of my invention.

hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A binder, of the class described, comprising twin stackingplatformsand presses and a support therefor mounted to rotate about anintermediate vertical axis, such platforms being provided with.segmental backings for barrel heads, which backings are arranged side byside and open in opposite directions toward the longitudinal center ofthe binder.

2. The combination, in a binder of the class described, of a rotatableframe having a central vertical axial support and end supports, andstacking-platforms and presses carried by said frame, such platformsbeing provided with backings, for barrel heads, arranged side by sideand opening in opposite directions toward the longitudinal center of thebinder.

3. The combination, in a binder of the class described, of a rotatableframe having a central vertical axial support and end supports,stacking-platforms and presses carried by said frame, and suitablysupported segmental backings for barrel heads piled on said platforms,such backings being arranged side by side and opening in oppositedirections approximately on the longitudinal center of the binder.

JAMES D. STUW.

Witnesses F. A. CUTTER, A. C. FAIRBANKS.

